Spring 2009 Commencement: Sights and Sounds

May 27, 2009

Posted May 27, 2009

The flag procession on Pacific Street

The flag-bearers arrive

Presidents Emeriti Stephen Baker, Robert Gard and Clara Yu receive the thanks of the crowd.

Keynote speaker Ambassador Nabil Fahmy addresses the graduates

Student speaker Maggie Peters faces a sea of students, faculty and family members

Middlebury College President Ron Liebowitz shares his vision for the Middlebury- Monterey alliance

New President Sunder Ramaswamy receives the presidential medal from Board of Trustees Chair William H. Kieffer III

Flags frame the scene

President Ramaswamy delivers his inaugural remarks

The graduates await their big moment

Honorary degree recipient and Institute alumnus Congressman Sam Farr receives congratulations from President Ramaswamy

Diploma in hand at last!

Proud family members attended from near and far

Family and friends gathered for a reception on campus after the ceremony

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